PRODUCT

Roche/Hitachi 917 Disk System Chemistry Analyzer, Catalog #917000.

Recall #Z-612-0.

REASON

There is a potential for mismatch of sample identification information
and results on all versions of software.

CODE

All units/software versions.

MANFACTURER/SOFTWARE SITE/SOFTWARE SITE:

Hitachi Instruments Division, Ibari-ken, 312 Japan.

RECALLED BY

Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, by letter dated
March 17, 2000. Firm-initiated field correction ongoing.

DISTRIBUTION

Nationwide.

QUANTITY

500 units were distributed.